Game apparatus.



W. F. DAVEY.

I GAME APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12, I916.

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Patented May 22, 1917.

WALTER F. DAVEY, 0F SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

GAME APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. May 22, 1217.

Application filed June 12, 1916. Serial No. 103,091.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER F. DAVEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Somerville, in the county of Middlesex, in the State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Game Apparatus, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

The object of this invention is to provide an entertaining and instructive game apparatus, including catapult mechanism and a jumping target which latter is operable by the impact of the missile fired from the said catapult. My said invention is illustrated in the annexed drawings, Figure 1 being a side elevation of the catapult unit of game apparatus embodying my present improvements. Fig. 2 is mainly a central, vertical, sectional, view of the same. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of said catapult unit, and Fig. 4 is a vliew of the projectile thrown by said catapu t.

Figs. 5 and 6 are, respectively, side and rear elevations of the target unit of my said 1 game apparatus.

' other; one of said parts representing the head and body of the animal and the other parts representing the haunches and hind legs of the animal. Coiled about the pintle 10 is a wire spring 11, one of whose extended ends lies in a slit, or kerf, in the body of the animal while the other endlof the said spring wire lies in a kerf in the haunches or leg of the animal, the arrangement of the described spring and animal parts being such that, when the spring is permitted to expand the animal is caused to leap upward with a lifelike movement. In order to set the spring, that is, to confine it against expanding, I provide a latch or trigger consisting of a wire 12 which is formed near its lower end with an oifset 13 upon which the lower arm of spring 11 may be supported and held temporarily in fixed relation to the upper arm of said spring 11.

The upper end portion of the trigger wire 12 is abutted by the inner end of a plunger rod 14 which is slidably mounted in a hole in the side of the animal, the arrangement of the described parts being such that, when the plunger 14 is pushed inward in the body of the animal, it will push the trigger 12 sufliciently to release the end of spring 11 from the offset 13 and thus permit said spring to expand and cause the animal to leap from its seat. In order to thus actuate the plunger 14 and the trigger 12, I have provided a catapult unit which includes a substantial block 15 which is bored as at 16 to receive aloosely fitting projectile 17 The upper face of the block 15 is beveled,as seen in Fig. 1, and is slitted as at 18 to receive a stiff spring 19 one of whose end portions is coiled around a pin 20, or otherwise fixedly secured in block 15, the free end of said spring being of such length that, when it is in an upright position, it may engage the rear end of a projectile located in the hole 16 and, when the said free end is swung rearward and downward as seen in dotted lines in Fig. 1, it may hook under the angular end portion of a trigger 21 that is pivotedin the block 15 at 22. The trigger 21 is formed with an operating handle 21*.

When it is desired to use my described game the catapult and target units are placed so that the projectile in the catapult is in longitudinal alinement with the plunger of the target unit; the units being located some distance apart. The operating handle 21 of trigger 21 is then depressed until the angular end of arm 21 is moved away from the end of the spring wire 19 when said wire snaps forward and strikes the projectile 17, driving the projectile forcibly out of the catapult body. If the aim'has been true the projectile will hit the exposed end of plunger 14 thus moving the trigger 12 sufficiently to release the end of spring 11 from. the offset 13 and thus permitting spring'll to expand and cause the animal to leap from its seat.

While I have illustrated the target unit as formed like a rabbit it is obvious that any other fanciful form or design of target could be adopted.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and Wish to secure by Letters ends abutting the body portion and support Patent respectively, a latch engaged by said plunger In game apparatus, a target comprising and having a hook end for retaining the end 10 a body portion containing a plunger, a supof the first named spring abutting the sup- 5 port for the body portion resiliently pivoted i port and adapted to be released by impact thereto, a Wire spring having a portion upon the plunger. coiled around the pivot pin and having its WALTER F. DAVEY.

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